Wasn't he only an upcoming senior? Doesn't this negate his college eligibility?

Not that I mind, he's possibly our most underrated prospect. I saw him play a couple of times over the past two years, and he reminds me a lot of Steve Sullivan, but a little bigger.

Yes, he is forgoing the remainder of his college eligiblity by signing with the Predators.

I too have seen him play and am very interested to watch his development in Milwaukee next season. What confuses me about all of this is that he turned down a contract offer from the Predators to join Milwaukee for the end of the regular season and the Calder Cup playoffs...what changed? Why pass up that opportunity and now forgo your eligibility and sign?

What confuses me about all of this is that he turned down a contract offer from the Predators to join Milwaukee for the end of the regular season and the Calder Cup playoffs...what changed? Why pass up that opportunity and now forgo your eligibility and sign?

The contract offer changed. Both sides had been doing some negotiating.

You know, since the NMU guys reported this story, I have not seen ANYTHING either on the Preds site nor any reports about it on the Tennessean's site. If in fact, Santorelli signing is a done deal, it's not being reported by either the Preds or the main newspaper that covers the Preds - and I find it not only unusual but suspicious.

You know, since the NMU guys reported this story, I have not seen ANYTHING either on the Preds site nor any reports about it on the Tennessean's site. If in fact, Santorelli signing is a done deal, it's not being reported by either the Preds or the main newspaper that covers the Preds - and I find it not only unusual but suspicious.

The Predators didn't announce the signings of some of their European prospects for almost two weeks after it was reported here, for what it's worth...and as mentioned in this thread, they did try hard to sign Santorelli at the end of last year.

The Predators didn't announce the signings of some of their European prospects for almost two weeks after it was reported here, for what it's worth...and as mentioned in this thread, they did try hard to sign Santorelli at the end of last year.